[MW2 MegaLove thread]sunshine and lollipops

Optimalprimerib · 15-02-2010 3:19pm #1

Ok, so every time i go into this forum, there is a new thread about how this game is a joke or how bad this is or moan moan moan.

What about the good points? The things you like about the game. I ll go first.

Most games i buy last about a month before my interest wanes. I still as passionate about playing this as i was on day one.

There is excellent depth to the multiplayer. Everyone has their own tactic and method, changing depending on the map and how the opponents are playing.

As bad as i am at this game and i am bad, i still have fun and the minor victories mean so much, when i get to the top 3 in free for all, or out smart a camper or ruin any cheaters plans, i am very proud of myself.

Getting into games with friends, helping each other, or killing each other is great fun.

Ultimately though, it has to be how easy the game is to pick up and play. After about an hour of getting used to the controls you will be killing with the best of them.

Liam O · 15-02-2010 3:31pm

good post, while I do spend most time both here and while playing the game moaning my hole off about this or that I suppose it is still a great game. I'm totally a slave to it now.

Anyone know when the first map pack will be out btw?

Lab_Mouse · 15-02-2010 3:31pm

I agree.Yes the game has its faults but at the end of the day it is fun to play.Tbh only a few of my games have been ruined by cheaters or gthose glitch fukkers.

Im just messing about now with guns/perks I didnt use the first time round.

James Forde · 15-02-2010 3:33pm

Killing noobs

Lab_Mouse · 15-02-2010 3:35pm

bryanjf wrote: »

Killing noobs

gotta be cruel to be kind

Tallon · 15-02-2010 3:35pm

Boosting

*anti-boosting of course

James Forde · 15-02-2010 3:35pm

Lab_Mouse wrote: »

gotta be cruel to be kind

it's the only way they'll learn

claiva · 15-02-2010 3:38pm

Nothin better than rackin up those killstreaks....
I find a 5-7-9 combination most effective for my style of play.
There are a few problems with the game but it can still be enjoyed immensely.
Great craic to be had if you have a few mates online aswell.

r3nu4l · 15-02-2010 3:38pm

I was wondering when someone would start this thread...it was inevitable

I love the game. It has serious flaws but I love it. I'm also dying for the new DLC and yes, I will spend my money on it, despite some of the stuff that really annoys me about the game. Why?

I play for fun and enjoy messing about with all the perks and guns. I hate the fact that one perk allows you to leap 15 feet across a room to stab someone but I also enjoy using that perk from time to time

I don't care about k/d ratio, never have, never will. Up to 15% of the time my profile is playing the game, it's not me playing but someone else instead.

I do wish they would fix a lot of the problems earlier but nevertheless I'm still enjoying the game

Tallon · 15-02-2010 3:41pm

r3nu4l wrote: »

I'm also dying for the new DLC and yes, I will spend my money on it)

Me too.... I'd drop trou for it right now

Shammy · 15-02-2010 3:49pm

On friday and saturday nights me and my m8's stay on until the early hours of the morning playing private matches , getting drunk and talking sh*t.

I have no problems with any guns being over -powered or under -powered , i also have no problems with the perks or killstreaks , they are in the game to be used, each with its own advantage or disadvantage depending on what your looking for.

Match making games will always have there slip ups in that department.

Boosters ....idiots that cant get a real nuke, dont come across many of them nowadays.

Care-package glitch= thank god its been patched.

All in all if you can get into a room with your m8's be it public or private , i think this game is great crack.

Enigma IE · 15-02-2010 4:04pm

I really liked COD4, played well over 9 days multi-player.
I hated WAW at the start, but eventually got into it.

I'm really enjoying this game (most of the time), despite the glitches and intermittant issues. It's the array of perks, custom killstreaks and with all the different game types... even when you get bored or browned off, mix up your classes and/or killstreaks and your back in business. also the fact that you need to modify your strategy when the yanks come online, it's a legend of a game IMO.

Best €55 I ever spent...... > 6 days MP so far and counting.

Optimalprimerib · 15-02-2010 4:09pm

it saved me a fortune on games as i would usually buy 2 a month. I only bought 2 since it was released

death1234567 · 15-02-2010 4:20pm

Its really good game despite the fact that the PC single player is buggy as hell bordering on unplayable. But the mulitplayer has been well thought out, its fun and the mouse/keyboard controls are really slick and responsive. Definitely worth the €30 I paid for it and it doesn't deserve 90% of the hating it gets on the interweb.

timefora_J · 15-02-2010 4:23pm

PS3 and MW2 combo was my reintroduction to console gaming haven't played a console for years.

I have to say I've been blown away since playing it, the graphics are something else and the gameplay just makes you want to pick it up and play again. I even traded in mw2 to get the prestige edition yeah just for the goggles, but hey each to their own.

I Play near enough every evening with a couple of mates got nearly 10 days logged on Multiplayer, lovin the predator -> harrier _> chopper gunner killstreak, nothing like raining down death from above

Its has its flaws but nothings perfect and I will be buying the DLC when its released.

Plus you cant beat the banter its a right laugh, long live MW2

Tallon · 15-02-2010 4:27pm

This thread makes me smile

docdolittle · 15-02-2010 5:57pm

Even with all the complaining I've done about this game in other threads :P It is still one of the best games out there! We all can get annoyed at some parts of it, but for the 45 euro spent on it, it's given me a lot a game time

Still my fav. part of this game is multiplayer when you're just in the zone, decimate the other team and they start calling you a cheater :pac: I'm not the best player and I have really bad days too, but I love that killing goodness of winning that much

Onearmedbandit · 15-02-2010 6:56pm

I love how even this thread has people pissing and moaning about mw2. "I love mw2 but this, this and this is sh*t" that's what the cod forum on boards has been reduced to.

r3nu4l · 15-02-2010 7:01pm

Onearmedbandit wrote: »

I love how even this thread has people pissing and moaning about mw2. "I love mw2 but this, this and this is sh*t" that's what the cod forum on boards has been reduced to.

So what do you love about the game? On-topic please...

Onearmedbandit · 15-02-2010 7:08pm

Sorry r3nu4l. I like when you get a run of 3-4 games where you are on fire and the killstreak rewards are just bonuses rewarding your good play.

Shapey Fiend · 16-02-2010 12:10am

I like the game because whatever I initially perceive to be imbalanced usually sorts itself out when I switch up my tactics. The killstreaks did cause me a lot of headaches initially but now I just switch classes and shoot them down if I get killed, or stick indoors and pick off all the people who rush in there to avoid the air support.

Watching some of the pro's youtube commentary games opened up the potential of the game a lot for me as well. There's a lot of wacky different ways to play the game. Being aggressive can even work if you know the maps inside out and know what you're doing.

I'm starting to enjoy modes I didn't like in the first place as well. Used played nothing but S&D but I've got massively addicted to FFA in the last two weeks.

I pretty much hated this game for the first couple of months. The longer I play it the more I enjoy it.

I haven't encountered any real problems with people exploiting, other than the nuke boosting which is actually kind of fun because the people doing it are usually absolute noobs and when you find them they end up dying a rake of times when they respawn.

Penn · 16-02-2010 12:13pm

After choosing a new primary weapon (M16A4), new equipment (Claymores) and a new perk (Scavenger), I was a killing machine last night.

I'd tried the M16A4 when I unlocked it, but didn't like the 3-shot burst. I was more of a 'fire everywhere, someone's bound to get hit' kinda guy. But now I see the 3-shot burst means less recoil, so when I aim at someone, I actually hit them. Got a load of longshots and headshots last night.

The claymores took a while to get used to. Kept thinking I still had semtex, so if I saw someone in a window above, I kept just laying a claymore in the middle of the road below

. But on a level such as Estate, it really helps to both rack up the kills, but also let you know that there are enemies coming from that direction. Quick switch to the shotgun and KABLAMMO!

Scavenger, I'm still not fully sold on. I guess I just need a little more time with it though. Now that I have claymores, for some reason I keep forgetting about the noobtube. I suppose thats really when Scavenger helps out. Does Scavenger only get ammo for your currently equipped weapon or does it resupply all?

Either way, I discovered a new way to play the game last night, and I loved it

Enigma IE · 16-02-2010 12:20pm

Scavenger will also re-supply you with claymores, ammo for your noob tubes, primary weapon and I'm pretty sure your secondary weapon. It's legend.

Dcully · 16-02-2010 12:33pm

But now I see the 3-shot burst means less recoil

There is no recoil worth mentioning in the game mate.
Its just a graphical representation of recoil, ie your gun graphically pops up and down but notice how it pops back down to exactly where you started :rolleyes:

Games with proper recoil dont magically drop your crosshair or ironsight back to its starting position they expect you to re- target and atleast try to simulate some degree of realism, some more than others ofcourse.
Play day of defeat source, red orchestra or similar titles to see what i mean.

Make no mistake MW2 is as far from realism as you can get.
Ofcourse to those not interested in realism its fun

Penn · 16-02-2010 12:46pm

Efioanaes wrote: »

There is no recoil worth mentioning in the game mate.
Its just a graphical representation of recoil, ie your gun graphically pops up and down but notice how it pops back down to exactly where you started :rolleyes:

Games with proper recoil dont magically drop your crosshair or ironsight back to its starting position they expect you to re- target and atleast try to simulate some degree of realism, some more than others ofcourse.
Play day of defeat source, red orchestra or similar titles to see what i mean.

Make no mistake MW2 is as far from realism as you can get.
Ofcourse to those not interested in realism its fun

Yeah I know, see it loads of times in game winning killcams how only half the shots might actually hit someone, the rest slightly to the side, yet it still kills them. I guess it's just the graphical representation that makes me less likely to try and adjust and compensate for the recoil

Cuddlesworth · 16-02-2010 12:56pm

I like this game for one reason. I'm a very very good fps player and this game does nothing but reward me for being good and punish others for being bad.

shawpower · 16-02-2010 4:22pm

Enigma IE wrote: »

Scavenger will also re-supply you with claymores, ammo for your noob tubes, primary weapon and I'm pretty sure your secondary weapon. It's legend.

You have to have your secondary selected when you run over the blue bag though I think. As in if you are on 50% ammo on primary and secondary, and run over it with primary selected, you stay on 50% ammo for secondary.

I'm nearly sure that is correct anyway...

death1234567 · 16-02-2010 4:24pm

Efioanaes wrote: »

Make no mistake MW2 is as far from realism as you can get.

So Russia never invaded Burger Town? :eek:

Dcully · 16-02-2010 5:08pm

death1234567 wrote: »

So Russia never invaded Burger Town? :eek:

We are talking about MW2s pathetic representation of recoil not what the ruskies want for a take away :eek:

Shammy · 16-02-2010 5:26pm

Efioanaes wrote: »

We are talking about MW2s pathetic representation of recoil not what the ruskies want for a take away :eek:

Its a video game its designed to be easy to learn, easy to play and most importantly to the makers , easy to sell.

Realism....join the army

Penn · 16-02-2010 5:31pm

shawpower wrote: »

You have to have your secondary selected when you run over the blue bag though I think. As in if you are on 50% ammo on primary and secondary, and run over it with primary selected, you stay on 50% ammo for secondary.

I'm nearly sure that is correct anyway...

I was thinking that. I vaguely remember running out of ammo with my shotgun even though I was sure I had picked up more ammo

Jev/N · 16-02-2010 5:47pm

Having great fun today and doing quite well which is nice - went 30-3 on FFA with no killstreaks when trying to get the loner achievement and had a couple of other 17-0 and 23-2 matches on MTDM, I'm finding it tough to pry myself away from the TV

It's definitely a lot better to play since that patch came out

mrm · 17-02-2010 12:40am

The thing I like most about this game is that after you are shot dead on one of the maps in the game you are not actually dead. The game subtly and carefully avoids realism and I believe that this is its most supportive feature with regards to replayability.

The second thing I most like about the game is its replayability. Even thought it feels as though you are playing on the same few maps all the time, with the unlocking of new weapons and perks and messing around with your loadout to suit the map, gametype or playing style of opponents the game constantly plays differently. Playing poorly for a few games, change from gunslinger to stealth loadout and you're winning again.

I love beating players ranked above me, and I like the anticipation of the game end stats. I also enjoy finishing with least deaths or best K/D ratio without finishing top. The stats at each game end are great for rewarding players that don't finish with the most kills.

citizen_p · 17-02-2010 12:50am

i dont hate any maps...all maps have somthing good about them...where as on cod 4 there was 2 or 3 maps i absoulutly hated.

Tallon · 17-02-2010 9:28am

I was going to write a big long paragraph about loving this game, but decided to make this video to tell the story for me :-)

Enjoy

Tallon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duNMNVpmJD0

ronanc15 · 18-02-2010 10:31pm

i hadn't had any interest in a console for yeeeears, i played call of duty 4 in a friends house and then when this was released I pretty much bought the console for the game lol.

Haven't put the thing down since!!

overexcitedaj · 22-02-2010 6:17pm

Played online properly for the first time in ages and i had a blast. I dont know if it was the people i was paired with but every game proved to be more tactical with simply no one cheating. I love the fact that more snipers are appearing on the maps. Nothing beats going up against a few snipers and pulling of a sweet kill on a person miles better than you

docdolittle · 22-02-2010 6:29pm

2 days ago I got my tactical knife for the magnum, I've never used it before and had a great time with my p90 class

I used to hate people with it on but thought it was class stabbing everyone! Still haven't got pro for marathon or lightweight yet though

ronanc15 · 22-02-2010 6:37pm

Im completely **** at this game and still can't go a day without playing!! That is all:D

shawpower · 22-02-2010 6:51pm

docdolittle wrote: »

2 days ago I got my tactical knife for the magnum, I've never used it before and had a great time with my p90 class I used to hate people with it on but thought it was class stabbing everyone! Still haven't got pro for marathon or lightweight yet though

Anyone who wants to get the Tac Knife for the Magnum, but doesn't like having to use the gun itself; just use the default class First Recon.

You get the Tac Knife on this as standard, and all kills with it count as Magnum kills for your actual class. So you can use the default class Tac Knife and still unlock the full Magnum attachments without having to worry about firing the gun.

(That's what I did anyway.

)

Penn · 22-02-2010 10:15pm

Game of TDM in Skidrow a few minutes ago. 3 guys were hiding on the first floor of one of the buildings along the side. Making mincemeat of our team. I managed to get underneath the balcony they were on and went out close enough that I could just see the top of their heads.

BOOM

One headshot

BOOM

Second headshot

BOOM

One more headshot.

Predator missile around the back of said building

BOOM

4 man Multi-Kill

I really wish I could have seen the killcam for the 3rd headshot, because he would have seen the other 2 on his as well

r3nu4l · 25-02-2010 11:44am

I thought it only fair to stick this thread seeing as how we have a Megabitch thread.

I love this game, I'm particularly loving the M16, favourite assault rifle by far!

noshankus · 25-02-2010 11:57am

r3nu4l wrote: »

I love this game, I'm particularly loving the M16, favourite assault rifle by far!

Oooh, me too! M16 with FMJ and stopping power... he's going down!

Tallon · 25-02-2010 11:58am

r3nu4l wrote: »

I love this game, I'm particularly loving the M16, favourite assault rifle by far!

I used it so much at the start, fing love it.... trying to vary my weapons though

shawpower · 25-02-2010 1:35pm

Tallon wrote: »

trying to vary my weapons though

+1 to varying weapons. Makes leveling up easier, plus this way I discovered the TAR. Beast of a gun!! Same damage as the Scar but bigger clips. I love it's iron sight too.

El Guapo! · 25-02-2010 2:44pm

r3nu4l wrote: »

I'm also dying for the new DLC and yes, I will spend my money on it,

I only got my ps3 at christmas so Im not totally familiar with all the terms yet

.
So whats a DLC???

noshankus · 25-02-2010 2:49pm

Dean09 wrote: »

I only got my ps3 at christmas so Im not totally familiar with all the terms yet .
So whats a DLC???

Downloadable content... i.e. extra maps and potentially other stuff, like skins or weapons. But most likely maps and maybe a single player campaign add on.

shawpower · 25-02-2010 3:27pm

How does DLC work?

As in everyone who is playing at the moment has bought the game (or at least stolen a copy by downloading it etc). Effectively, everyone has the same game. However, if you get say 25% buying DLC, how does it work out the games of TDM for example. Do you only get to use the DLC when you have a full lobby of people who have it? Do the lobby's get created with DLC in mind??

noshankus · 25-02-2010 3:46pm

Hmmm, my guess to this is that the game gets set up with the new map and it only allows people who have it to get into that lobby. If it doesn't get enough people, the map may change to a default one and allow more people to enter.

That's just my guess. Good question though.

Dcully · 25-02-2010 5:07pm

shawpower wrote: »

How does DLC work?

As in everyone who is playing at the moment has bought the game (or at least stolen a copy by downloading it etc). Effectively, everyone has the same game. However, if you get say 25% buying DLC, how does it work out the games of TDM for example. Do you only get to use the DLC when you have a full lobby of people who have it? Do the lobby's get created with DLC in mind??

My young lad used to play cod waw on the 360 and when DLC maps were about to start he was booted out of the lobby for not having the maps.

shawpower · 25-02-2010 5:17pm

Efioanaes wrote: »

My young lad used to play cod waw on the 360 and when DLC maps were about to start he was booted out of the lobby for not having the maps.

Wow. That kind of stuff will move me very quickly from the " [MW2 MegaLove thread]sunshine and lollipops" to the "MW2 MegaBitch thread - post your rant here" side of the fence... :eek: :eek: :mad:

[MW2 MegaLove thread]sunshine and lollipops

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